Live births achieved via IVF are increased by improvements in air quality and laboratory environment.

ABSTRACT: Infertility is a common disease, which causes many couples to seek treatment with assisted reproduction techniques. Many factors contribute to successful assisted reproduction technique outcomes. One important factor is laboratory environment and air quality. Our facility had the unique opportunity to compare consecutively used, but separate assisted reproduction technique laboratories, as a result of a required move. Environmental conditions were improved by strategic engineering designs. All other aspects of the IVF laboratory, including equipment, physicians, embryologists, nursing staff and protocols, were kept constant between facilities. Air quality testing showed improved air quality at the new IVF site. Embryo implantation (32.4% versus 24.3%; P < 0.01) and live birth (39.3% versus

SUBMITTER: Heitmann RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4710372 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature